Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-11
OUR LITTLE LOCALS.
OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENT UPON A
NUMBER OF SUBJECTS.
Personals and Briefs--oovernor Lee Has q
Distinguished visitor-Hotes on
People We Know.
A cold wave is now in order.

terday.
Judge Robert w. Hughes was in New
York yesterday.
Tho new State officers will enter upon
their duties January /, 1888.
Congressman W. +. Gaines, of Motto
way, was in the city yesterday.
There is still a very lively contest going
on for the Richmond Chancery judge
ship.
Yesterday was a sultry and wet day
very unlike the regulation December
weather.
Clerk John C. Boude, of Rockbridge
County Circuit Court, was in the city
yesterday.
The fines collected in the Police Court
yesterday morning amounted to S32, and
the costs to $40.
Miss Susie Gaskins has returned to the
city, after a delightful visit with friends
in Buckingham county.
1t is understood that Mr.. James
Macdougall will have a clerkship under
Colonel John Bell Bigger.
Mrs. J. b. Timberlake, OF Louisville,
Ky, and Miss Littleton Smithey, of
Amelia, are visiting the Misses Bols-
seaux, 513 north Fifth street.
Rev. Joseph r.. Sturgis will preach
his Introductory sermon at Trinity Me
thodist church at IL o'clock this morn
ing. He will also preach at night.
The Hon. w. Randall Cramer, M. p,
left the city yesterday morning to spend
few days with Hon. p. w. Scott, at
his farm, Elk Hill, in Goochland county.
Mrs. Annie Mclaughlin, of Libby
Hill, has returned from Baltimore, where
she has had successful operation per-
formed upon the eye of her son Ear
land.
Christmas shopping has already be-
gun. Nearly all the stores are fully
stocked with holiday goods, and the
show-windows make brilliant appear
ance.
Notice Of the services in the Second
Presbyterian church and in the Old
Market Hall were accidentally omitted
in yesterdays issue. They will occur
as usual.
There will be an important meeting of
the Old Dominion Democratic Club Of
Jefferson Ward at the headquarters to-
morrow nightat 7:30o'clock. It's desira-
bic that every member should be pres
ent.
In view OF the exceeding probability
that Mr.. Witt will be elected Judge of
the Hastings Court, several gentlemen
have privately announced their purpose
to become candidates for Common
wealths attorney.
Boys are already discharging fire.
crackers in the streets, and in many cases
do not hesitate to throw them at men,
women, and horses. Either the dan
gerous practice should be stopped at
once or the city should prepare itself for
damage suits.
TO accommodate those desiring to go
to Norfolk to attend the meeting of the
State Grange on December 18th, tickets
will be sold by the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad 18th, 10Th, and 18th,
good to return on or before the 10th
50. 80 round trip.
A. W. Wills, formerly of Company H,
Forty-fourth Virginia infantry, died at
the Confederate Soldiers Home yester-
day; aged seventy two. His funeral will
take place from the Home at 1890 to-
day, and his remains will be buried in
Hollywood cemetery.
Lieutenant Colonel George T. Deni-
son, of the Governor-Generals Body
Guard, of Toronto, Canada, accompa-
MED by his bride, is in the city. Yes
terday they were entertained at dinner
by Governor Lee at the Executive Man
sion. The Colonel is the author of
several valuable works on cavalry. One
of these took a prize from the Emperor
of Prussia in a competition for the best
work on that subject. He has always
been a great sympathizer with the South,
and believes she furnished the greatest
generals and the bravest men during the
war.
The newly-elected mayor of Louis
vile, KY. referred to yesterday, is the
Hon. Charles ID. Jacob, who has held
the same Office for two successive terms,
this being his third one within the last
ten years. He is about forty-five years
old, and is son of John 1. Jacob, Esq,
deceased, who was Louisville's richest
citizen. Mayor Jacob was a prominent
candidate for the Democratic gubernato-
rial nomination a few years ago, but
withdrew in favor of his friend j.
Proctor Knott. President Cleveland
appointed him United States Minister
Plenipotentiary to the United States of
Colombia, South America, about two
years ago, but he resigned and was sue
ceeded by General Dabney H. Maury,
of Virginia. A few years ago, when a
large party OF our officials and others
visited our sister city, Louisville, ne en-
tertained them at his own expense in
royal style. He never fails to show mis-
love for Richmonders whenever he has
an opportunity. He is wealthy and
very popular, and will no doubt be the
next Governor of Old Virginia's eldest
daughter.